Participated · Seed · Aug 2026

Kita offers an AI Credit Officer that communicates with borrowers via SMS, WhatsApp and email, a document-reading product (Kita Capture) that extracts data from more than 50 types of financial, legal and identity documents, and an AI Underwriter that applies lender credit policies and produces credit memos for human review. The company says these combined workflows can reduce processes that once took days or months to under 60 seconds and that its platform has processed over $130 million in loan volume. Kita's technology is used by lenders in the Philippines, Indonesia, Mexico and the United States, targeting consumer, microfinance and SME lending. Built by a team from Stanford with backgrounds at Apple, Tesla and Microsoft, Kita was accepted into Y Combinator's Winter 2026 batch and is based in San Francisco. The company positions its AI to handle repetitive tasks while leaving final lending decisions to human credit officers.

Participated · Series A · Aug 2026

First Coffee is an Indian specialty coffee brand offering specialty coffee products to consumers. The company operates in the retail coffee segment and positions itself within India’s specialty coffee market. With the recent $1.3 million pre-Series A raise, management plans to use the capital to expand the brand’s physical and/or market footprint across India. The company’s financial metrics, customer counts, and prior funding history were not disclosed in the announcement. The round was led by DG Daiwa Ventures with participation from BEENEXT and several angel investors.

Led · Preferred · Aug 2026

Founded in 2021 by Prachi Dharani, Rohit Sukhija, and Yogesh Lokhande and based in Bengaluru, PayGlocal offers RBI-authorised cross-border payments infrastructure for Indian businesses. Its product suite includes a payment gateway, multi-currency collection, export documentation, fraud prevention, and settlement services serving exporters, SaaS firms, D2C brands, marketplaces, and freelancers. The company reported operating revenue of Rs 25.11 crore in FY25, more than double FY24's Rs 12.20 crore, while narrowing losses to Rs 14 crore in FY25 from Rs 15.31 crore. Prior funding totaled about $17 million, including a $12 million Series B led by Tiger Global with participation from Sequoia Capital India (now Peak XV) and BEENEXT. Peak XV, BEENEXT, and Tiger Global are among its key investors, and after the most recent CCPS allotment Peak XV remains the largest external shareholder. The company has completed a fresh capital infusion via CCPS from BEENEXT, reflecting a higher valuation compared with its prior round.

Participated · Series C · Jul 2026

Quadric develops the Chimera GPNPU, a fully programmable general-purpose AI inference processor architecture optimized for on-device AI/ML inference and classic DSP and control algorithms. The Chimera processors scale from 1 to over 3,200 TOPS in multi-chiplet configurations and support both convolutional and transformer-based models, including on-device LLM inference and emerging VLA world models. Quadric's software toolchain converts AI models into C++ and enables SoC teams to program in Python or C++, allowing models to be updated on shipped silicon. The company offers automotive-grade safety-enhanced versions of its architecture and emphasizes a software-updatable approach so the same silicon can run models published after the chip was designed. Quadric reported that product revenues more than tripled in the prior year and that it reached profitability. The company is headquartered in Burlingame, California.

Led · Seed · Jun 2026

CREST positions itself as an AI-native fractional family office and asset manager serving founders, families, HNIs, emerging UHNIs, and institutions. Its platform offers asset allocation, investment oversight, consolidated reporting, tax-efficient structuring, succession and estate planning, governance, philanthropy, real assets, alternatives, and long-term wealth stewardship. The company follows an advisory-first approach to help clients navigate geographies, managers, products, structures, and asset classes with a focus on long-term wealth preservation and growth. CREST plans to use its $3.1 million pre-seed proceeds to strengthen its technology platform, expand its family office and investment teams, enhance regulatory and compliance capabilities, and build out its asset management offerings. The firm was co-founded by Girish Singhi and Zuhaib Khan.